Michael Zollinger

Family of 6 + pets looking for land nearby Chelsea MI.

Preferred location: Washtenaw

Desired Transitional Agreement: Farm Seeker/Farm Owner Partnership, Mentorship

Sep 28, 2026

Desired Acreage

  • 11-25 Acres

Desired Infrastructure

  • Barns or other facilities
  • Road access

Desired Land Usage

  • Bees
  • Flowers
  • Hay
  • Timber/Forest Land
  • Vegetables

Goals, Values, Vision

I am an engineer (originally from Kansas) and my wife is a cancer research fundraiser in Ann Arbor.  We are currently living in a subdivision in Chelsea in a house we bought after we  married as our “first place”, but never thought of it as where we would live forever.  We are not built for living in a subdivision, but we did it so we could help our kids make friends as they grew up in a new town.   We have 4 kids, 2 dogs, 2 cats and are looking for that right piece of land that we can, eventually, build a few houses on for our family to visit or live with us as we all grow older.  Would love to get into farming and working the land and have a place that can help my family and I slow down in life. 

Farming Status

Current Farming Status

Not currently farming

Farm Experience/Education

No experience farming

Mentoring

I am seeking mentorship

Farming Plans and Practices

Farming Method

Conventional